Carbon needs to have 8 electron in its outermost shell to have it completely filled, 4 more valence electrons than it has in the neutral for of carbon.
Helium only needs 2 valence electrons to have a filled outermost energy level.
0 It already is full
It is stable when filled with electrons.
Yes, the outermost energy level of the atoms of the noble gases are filled, meaning that they have the maximum number of electrons. This is why noble gases are stable and unreactive. The atoms of reactive elements share or transfer electrons in order to fill their outermost energy levels, making them stable like the noble gases.
The valence electrons are the outermost electrons. In an atom, its lower energy levels have been filled and are therefore stable. But, except for the noble gases, the valence energy level is not filled, and therefore not stable. So atoms must undergo chemical reactions in order to fill their valence shells and become stable. They can do this by sharing electrons, transferring electrons, or by forming a sea of electrons shared by all the atoms.
Carbon has four electrons in the outermost energy level, which is energy level two. It needs eight electrons to have this energy level filled.
Carbon has four electrons in the outermost energy level, which is energy level two. It needs eight electrons to have this energy level filled.
Helium only needs 2 valence electrons to have a filled outermost energy level.
8 electrons
Completely filled octet.
Outer energy level electrons, or valence electron.
Completely filled octet.
0 It already is full
To become stable. When the outermost energy field is filled to maximum electrons, the atom is stable.
An atom with an incompletely filled outermost energy level is likely to be reactive. This is because it wants to acquire a filled outermost energy level.
It is stable when filled with electrons.
helium has completely filled valence orbitals and hence is stable